Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens. You don’t need a passport to fly to Puerto Rico from anywhere within the United States. The island is considered within U.S. borders and uses U.S. currency. Puerto Ricans have among the highest level of U.S. military service in the country. Yet… Read more »

Puerto Rico’s Republican presidential primary will take place this Sunday. Major leaders in Puerto Rico have endorsed Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who has spoken up for Puerto Rico many times in Congress. Where do the candidates stand on Puerto Rico’s status? Ted Cruz released a statement in the run-up to the Republican Primaries in Puerto… Read more »

Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio was endorsed by Puerto Rico political leaders in advance of the March 6th Republican primary in the U.S. territory. Residents of Puerto Rico, although they are U.S. citizens, cannot vote in presidential elections. However, they can vote in the primaries. Puerto Rico sends 23 delegates to the Republican National Convention, and… Read more »

The manufacturing sector in the U.S added 29,000 jobs in January. January figures for Puerto Rico’s manufacturing sector are not yet available, but as of December, 2015, Puerto Rico had lost 2.5% of manufacturing jobs for the year, slipping from 74,800 manufacturing jobs in July to 73,000 in December. Puerto Rico also has 12.2% unemployment,… Read more »

Two more hearings on Puerto Rico are coming up, both on February 25th, 2016 and both at 10:00 a.m. “Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis and Its Impact on the Bond Markets” will be held by the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Congressman Sean Duffy of Wisconsin. Witnesses have not… Read more »

The federal government is requesting $1.8 billion in emergency funding from Congress, hoping to fund measures to combat the Zika virus in Puerto Rico and elsewhere. The Zika virus, spread by mosquitoes and intimate contact with infected individuals, causes mild flu-like symptoms including joint pain, fevers, rashes, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness may last… Read more »

Last night, the 7th Republican primary debate was held in Des Moines, Iowa. The debate covered a host of topics ranging from social issues to homeland security, and to immigration policy. The debate was sponsored by Fox News and was moderated by Bret Baier, Chris Wallace, and Megyn Kelly. Roughly half way through the debate,… Read more »

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its 2015 estimates of the population of each state, DC, and Puerto Rico along with previous data from 2014-2010. According to the analysis, population loss in Puerto Rico during the past year and since 2010 has been considerable. As of July 2015, Puerto Rico’s population was 3,474,182. This figure represents 60,706 fewer… Read more »

The Puerto Rico Report strives to cover all the news about Puerto Rico’s status. In 2015, the most popular stories covered many different aspects of this issue. Is Puerto Rico Part of the U.S.? The fact that this story is one of the most popular of the year shows that people continue to be confused…. Read more »